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Why did I get error "The connection to "Mustang {W7} My Personal Desktop" failed with status (1030)? (link)

This occurs if you DOUBLE-click the link instead of using a single click.  The error comes from the second instance conflicting with the first instance.

Score: 30.0 - Updated: 11/18/2010 2:25:22 PM - Was this helpful?
What is Document Connection? (link)

Document Connection is part of Microsoft Office 2008 Service Pack 2 for the Macintosh. It makes it easier for Macintosh users to work with document libraries in SharePoint.

Score: 10.0 - Updated: 3/26/2010 9:39:08 AM - Was this helpful?
Can I publish a personal HTML homepage? (link)

Yes. To publish a personal homepage, follow the follwing steps:

  1. In your H: drive, create a new folder named "public_html"
  2. Open the properties of the public_html folder
  3. Open the Security tab
  4. Select the "WWW" user entry
  5. Toggle on the "Read/Execute" rights for the WWW user and save
  6. Send an email to Jeff Knudson jknudson@wlu.edu requesting that your site be registered with the web servers

Mac users will need to access a Windows computer image at MyVI to complete this proceedure.

Your hompage URL will be in the format: http://home.wlu.edu/~username w

here "username" is your user name.

This site supports only static HTML documents.

Score: 7.5 - Updated: 10/22/2015 3:11:44 PM - Was this helpful?
How do I access a virtual applications and/or desktop? (link)

Virtual applications and/or desktop may be accessed through the following website. Log in with your W&L network username and password:

http://myvi.wlu.edu

Please log off when you are finished, to free up resources for others.

 

Score: 7.5 - Updated: 9/28/2015 9:26:57 AM - Was this helpful?
How do I record a personal greeting using Phonemail? (link)

RECORDING YOUR PERSONAL PHONEMAIL GREETING

  1. Access your PhoneMail box
  2. Press 8 for Answering Options
  3. Press 1 for Change Greeting
  4. Press 1 for Regular Greeting
  5. Choose 1 (Ring, No Answer Greeting) OR 2 (Busy Greeting)
  6. Record Greeting
  7. Press * # when you complete the recording

Applies To: Faculty, Staff, Students

Score: 7.5 - Updated: 10/4/2010 9:00:40 AM - Was this helpful?
I'm an alum and have a NDR error with my email what should I do? (link)
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Score: 7.5 - Updated: 10/20/2014 1:29:51 PM - Was this helpful?
I get "The custom error module does not recognize this error" when logging into spam.wlu.edu? (link)
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Applies To: Faculty, Staff

Score: 6.7 - Updated: 9/3/2014 10:17:51 AM - Was this helpful?
The Icons on my Desktop are suddenly large, how do I make them small again? (link)

1. Right click on your Desktop

2. Select Properties

3. Select Settings

4. Drag the slider bar all the way to the right.

5. Select Apply.

6. When the window pops up, say yes to keep these changes.

Your icons should be smaller, if they are too small, repeat steps one through 3 and then drag the slider one or two notches to the left.

Score: 6.0 - Updated: 9/28/2010 11:47:49 AM - Was this helpful?
What is the replacement cycle for desktop computers (ITS)? (link)

ITS expects most computers to last between four and five years.  It is our goal to evaluate the functionality of computers when they turn four years old.  

If your computer is no longer up to the challenge and does not meet your working needs, please contact your Client Services Support person or send an email to help@wlu.edu to seek solutions.

 

Score: 6.0 - Updated: 11/15/2013 1:19:13 PM - Was this helpful?
Is there a personal long distance policy for phones? (link)
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Applies To: Faculty, Staff

Score: 6.0 - Updated: 9/28/2010 3:54:11 PM - Was this helpful?
How do I create a personal group in Office365 (students)? (link)
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Applies To: Students

Score: 6.0 - Updated: 1/9/2015 9:41:19 AM - Was this helpful?
Is it possible to remote to my desktop (RDP) from off campus (myVi)? (link)
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Applies To: Faculty, Staff

Score: 6.0 - Updated: 8/14/2015 9:36:21 AM - Was this helpful?
How do I wipe out all of my personal settings on an iPad so that I can give it to another person? (link)

Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings

You will be asked to confirm two times.

All of your applications, network settings, e-mail information and iTunes account information will be wiped off of the iPad.

Score: 5.0 - Updated: 4/22/2010 2:26:26 PM - Was this helpful?
Why are some files unavailable in my personal web site? (link)

If you right click on the files that do not work and look at the Security tab under Properties, the read permissions for the WWW user are missing.  This is the account that the web servers use to read the data.  Missing rights is usually caused by moving files between folders of differing security settings.  Within a volume, the file server does not recalculate rights on a move.  These files may have been dragged from elsewhere in the H: drive, and therefore did not receive the read permissions required.  The easiest way to prevent this is to use copy/paste instead of drag or move, since rights are always re-calculated when a file is created. 

 

To fix the existing files: 

1.       right click on the public_html folder

2.       select properties

3.       select security

4.       select advanced

5.       check the box “Replace permission entries on all child objects with entries shown here that apply to child objects”

6.       select OK

7.       select OK

 

This will force all the rights in the public_html folder to be recalculated.

Score: 5.0 - Updated: 6/7/2012 1:38:07 PM - Was this helpful?
Why does Outlook say 'Windows Desktop Search' is not available when I see it in installed components? (link)
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Score: 5.0 - Updated: 7/12/2013 2:04:55 PM - Was this helpful?
Why am I getting an error message when importing video from Flip Camera? (link)

There is a problem running the latest version of FlipShare (the software that manages all your Flip videos) on older PCs. Basically, the software detects the processor on your computer and if your processor is not up to its standard, it will shut down, giving you an error message. 

The solution is to download and install the older version of Flipshare. First uninstall Flipshare (Control Panel>Add/Remove Programs), then download and install "Flip Video For PC" v3.7 from here:

http://www.theflip.com/app/prius/37/update/"

Applies To: Faculty, Staff, Students

Score: 5.0 - Updated: 6/8/2011 12:00:27 PM - Was this helpful?
How do I post to the Network Status 'stoplight' or blog? (link)
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Score: 5.0 - Updated: 3/9/2012 9:45:49 AM - Was this helpful?
What is the Personal Directory on my NEC phone? (link)
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Score: 5.0 - Updated: 4/30/2014 11:39:50 AM - Was this helpful?
How do I use the Personal Directory on my NEC phone? (link)
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Score: 5.0 - Updated: 2/21/2014 10:23:16 AM - Was this helpful?
How do I find the folder I moved in error in my email when I can still see one of the messages? (link)

If you can find a message in the folder 

Open the message and then hit Control-Shift-F to bring up Advanced Find

At the top right is a ‘Browse’ button

Click browse and it will show you the hierarchical location of the folder your current message resides in

Note the location

Close your search

Go to the folder and drag your lost folder back up to your name@wlu.edu folder

Applies To: Faculty, Staff

Score: 5.0 - Updated: 3/18/2014 10:43:25 AM - Was this helpful?
How do I update my printers to mps4 ones in my Mustang PVD? (link)
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Score: 5.0 - Updated: 9/25/2014 9:40:38 AM - Was this helpful?
How do I use a network printer from a personal device, or from off campus? (link)
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How do I configure my personal Windows laptop to do wireless printing to BizHubs? (link)
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Score: 4.3 - Updated: 9/25/2014 9:42:14 AM - Was this helpful?
"Error Applying Transforms" when updating Adobe Acrobat Pro. (link)
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Score: 4.3 - Updated: 6/14/2012 10:00:16 AM - Was this helpful?
How do I make my VDI desktop span my two (dual) monitors? (link)
  • Make the desktop image smaller (exit full-screen mode).
  • Drag the window so it splits both monitors.
  • Double click the title bar and it should detect both monitors and display on both.
  • It should remember you have dual monitors in the future and just go right to it.
Score: 4.3 - Updated: 2/1/2011 10:59:31 AM - Was this helpful?
What do I do when I get a 'message can not be saved' error when using Outlook on a Mac? (link)

The user still had the document that was attached to the e-mail open.  When the original document was closed the e-mail message was sent.

Score: 4.3 - Updated: 10/3/2011 11:55:38 AM - Was this helpful?
My search for classes (student) in WebAdvisor is giving me an error message? (link)
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Applies To: Students

Score: 4.3 - Updated: 3/21/2013 3:22:26 PM - Was this helpful?
How do I access the Personal Directory on my NEC phone? (link)
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My connection to the Junos Pulse VPN keeps timing out after only a minute or two? How do I fix that? (link)
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Score: 3.8 - Updated: 6/5/2014 10:01:32 AM - Was this helpful?
I have an Error 0x8004920a when trying to access mail.wlu.edu through FireFox or Safari. (link)

This error occurs sometimes when using Firefox or Safari to access your Outlook Live account. Here's how to fix the problem:

In Firefox, go to tools, options, then click the privacy tab and click "remove individual cookies".  Then search for outlook and delete all OUTLOOK.COM cookies.  It should now work.  This method may vary in different browsers and versions of firefox.

In Safari, go Preferences/Security/Show Cookies and delete all OUTLOOK.COM cookies.

*Do NOTdelete ALL Cookies - just the outlook.com ones!*

Applies To: Students

Score: 3.8 - Updated: 9/10/2010 3:18:07 PM - Was this helpful?
How do I add a Personal Directory entry on my NEC phone? (link)
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Where can students and employees download Office and antivirus software for their personal computers? (link)

Students can download Office products and antivirus from the Student Software Download page.

Employees can download Office products and antivirus from the Employee Software Downloads page

 

Score: 3.3 - Updated: 9/30/2014 2:20:37 PM - Was this helpful?
How do I install the Citrix virtual desktop software, so that I can access myVi? (link)
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Applies To: Faculty, Staff, Students

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How do I configure my personal MAC laptop to do wireless printing to BizHubs? (link)
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Applies To: Students

Score: 3.3 - Updated: 9/25/2014 9:42:33 AM - Was this helpful?
How can I add addresses to my personal contacts list from the Global Address List (GAL)? (link)

1. Open the Global Address List (GAL) by clicking the address book button(looks like a little open book)

2. Search the GAL for the user

3. Highlight the user> right click> click 'Add to Contacts'>

4. At this point you can either click 'Save & Close' and then manually move the contact from your default Contacts address book to your custom book OR you can select the Microsoft icon (top left) select 'Move'>'Copy to Folder'>select your custom address book folder>click OK>close the contact window without saving.

Score: 3.0 - Updated: 9/24/2010 1:43:15 PM - Was this helpful?
Are there any 'workaround' steps to try when I lose my wireless internet connection with my Mac (Apple)? (link)
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Applies To: Students

Score: 3.0 - Updated: 1/24/2011 9:58:28 AM - Was this helpful?
How do I (Staff/Faculty/Adjunct)move my documents to a personal Box Account when I leave University? (link)
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Applies To: Faculty, Staff

Score: 3.0 - Updated: 5/20/2015 2:10:02 PM - Was this helpful?
How can I (ITS staff) quickly check the Account Locked status of an Active Directory AD account? (link)
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Score: 2.7 - Updated: 11/29/2012 4:27:52 PM - Was this helpful?
I'm a departing faculty/staff member. How do I move my files out of my W&L Box.com account to a personal account? (link)

Go to Box.com and create a personal account using a personal email address, such as a gmail or yahoo account. in your W&L Box.com account, add that account as a collaborator on the files you'd like to move. Log into the personal account and download the files that you need to that account.

Applies To: Faculty, Staff

Score: 2.7 - Updated: 10/15/2014 10:54:15 AM - Was this helpful?
When user logs in to check their quarantine queue, they are unable to select a message. The error they receive is that the message does not exist in their queue and they are logged in as the wrong user. The error message suggests they log out and login again, but the problem remains. (link)

From:  DigiTar Support

This is usually caused by the following situation:

1.) The user is logged in as
a@b.com.
2.) In the user's inbox there are two digests, one for
a@b.com and one for c@b.com.
3.) The user is clicking on a message in the
c@b.com digest in their inbox which tries to link them into the Portal directly to that message.
4.) However, since they are logged in as
a@b.com, they have no rights to the message.

To remedy the situation they need to examine the subject line of the digest they are clicking on, and log into the Portal as the user specified in the subject of the digest.

Score: 2.6 - Updated: 3/8/2010 3:20:31 PM - Was this helpful?
I create an e-mail with the delay delivery option and get an error (unsent messages in your Outbox...) when closing e-mail for the night. What do I do? (link)

In Outlook 2007 and domain computers, there is a group policy object in place that prevents caching mode.  If a computer is NOT in the domain OR is using Outlook 2010, then that policy does not apply, and by default, cached mode gets turned on. 

 

To turn it off, go to File, Account Settings, Account Settings.  Select her name, hit change.  “Use cached exchange mode” should be unchecked.

Restart Outlook

Score: 2.5 - Updated: 6/13/2011 1:27:59 PM - Was this helpful?
Why do authenticated forms embedded in unauthenticated web pages display a 401 Access Denied error using Firefox 40? (link)

Version 40 of Firefox intentionally disables authenticated content embedded in unauthenticated web pages if the page and content are in different domains. 

This can be manually fixed by:

  • typing “about:config” in the address bar
  • clicking “I’ll be careful, I promise!”
  • searching for the Preference Name:  network.auth.allow-subresource-auth
  • Click the “1” next to that in the Value column and change to “2”
  • click OK. 

Once you refresh the page it will prompt for login. 

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Can I get an exported list of all contacts at W&L that I can import into my personal address book in another mail client (Thunderbird, Gmail, etc.)? (link)

We do not provide copies of the address list for two primary reasons. 1 - it becomes a nightmare to troubleshoot issues as more and more out-of-date address lists are in use, 2 - if a machine holding these addresses gets infected with a virus that uses or collects addresses then our whole address list would be compromised.

Score: 2.1 - Updated: 6/14/2012 10:12:31 AM - Was this helpful?
I'm getting the error "The maximum number of cookie values has been reached" when I am logged into WebAdvisor. The same issue will happen with Student workflows, Web Time Entry Workflows, etc. (link)

This error may have been caused by opening four or more WebAdvisor hyperlink windows. For example, if a user is reviewing their budget and clicks on the Actuals, which opens a new window, then clicks on a Voucher, which opens a new window;  and the user does not close any of the child windows, and attempts to select another Actual, they will get the error.

All child windows must be closed using the CLOSE WINDOW button. If the user uses the browser's red X to close the windows, they will still get the error and be forced to log out and back in to WebAdvisor.

If this does not solve the problem you may need to review and then delete the webadvisor stored cookies.

In Chrome - Chrome Settings/Advanced/Content Settings/All Cookies &Site Data/Search "WebAdvisor"/ and Click X to to right of webadvisor.wlu.edu cookie to delete it

 

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